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Hospice of St. Lawrence Valley

Ensuring quality of life in any stage of illness

(315) 265-3105

Mailing Address: PO Box 510, Potsdam, NY 13676

End-Stage Pulmonary Disease

  1. Dyspnea at rest.
  2. Oxygen dependent.
  3. FEV less than 30% of predicted.
  4. Hypoxemia: pO2 ≤ 55 mmHg or O2 SAT ≤ 88%
  5. Hypercapnia: pCO ≥ 50 mmHg.
  6. Unintentioned wt. loss of >10% of body wt. over last 6 months
  7. Resting pulse >100/min